The Politics of Healing: Histories of Alternative Medicine in Twentieth-Century North America

by Robert D. Johnston

Book Overview

From grocery store to doctor's office, alternative medicine is everywhere. A recent survey found that more than two in five Americans uses some form of alternative medicine. The Politics of Healing... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415933390
• ISBN13: 9780415933391
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 398 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Excellent resource

If you are interested in the political labyrinth that is medicine and health care in the US, this is a great book. The essays are all fully accessible to non-academics (meaning it isn't written to impress other academics, but to actually provide information for real people) and are interesting in and of themselves. As a body of work, it provides some real insights into the politics of the healing arts. A must-have for any CAM or integrative med practitioner.